Anyone else coming down with something?

[Phillycat]

Well it's that time of year again. I have noticed suspicious coughing, sneezing, and sniffling around the office for the past week, and this morning I woke up with swollen glands, a scratchy throat, and feeling tired all over. Ugh! I hate getting sick, especially since it's unavoidable in an office with recirculated air and windows that don't open.

So I took massive doses of Vitamin C and the zinc nasal spray. Any other good remedies to ward off a cold?

[no name no slogan]

1. Yeah, I've had it for five weeks...

There's some real badass virus going around here. First it's a bad sore throat, then a cough, then sinus congestion, and then a cough again PLUS a sore throat, and now sinus congestion again.

It's almost like it's two colds in one, with a respite of 3 days in between. Very nasty. Quite miserable.

[Phillycat]

4. Oh, fabulous.

Looking forward to that!

[Lavender Brown]

2. Everyone in my office has something

I'm thinking of getting a bubble to live in. It'll make it hard to type, though. :D

[Phillycat]

5. Would it be rude to wear a surgical mask to work?

I'm thinking about it.

[soothsayer]

3. I had a headache, then my skin hurt (fever comin') and sore throat

and I mean a SORE like you just ate glass sore throat. Fever went away after a day or so, took antibiotics for the sore throat in case it wanted to become a secondary infection.

My friend and my mom had the version with a more severe headache and fainting (!) or feeling faint.

[Phillycat]

7. Fainting!

Excellent. Maybe it'll happen as I'm crossing the street. :eyes:

[Bridget Burke]

6. Serious allergy season is also beginning here in Houston...

Mold spores are high right now. In my experience, stress can also worsen symptoms.

A couple of mimosas help with vitamin C & the stress...

[Phillycat]

8. Hmm.

That's sort of frowned upon at work. x(

[daddybear]

9. Is that the same as....

GOING DOWN on something? LOL